The Waynedale Masonic Lodge will be having a public Open House in conjunction with the Waynedale Community Picnic to be held on August 27 at Waynedale Park.

In addition, the Lodge will be conducting their "Indiana Child Identification Program" (INCHIP). The INCHIP program is conducted by the Masons, free of charge, for all interested families. This program consists of an interview intended to demonstrate mannerisms and speech and is recorded on DVD. Fingerprints are taken (without ink) and the...

For those of you who don't know me, I am Adam Peterson, a student at Bishop Luers High School and a parishioner of St. Therese Catholic Church. I was blessed to be one of 10 people to travel to Honduras in July.

The main focus of our trip was to provide for the needy and poor children of Honduras. We brought to them from St. Therese supplies for their school.

Our travel was usually a long and bumpy ride in a trusty bus to each place. I can still picture Nancy Jenkins...

John A. Bleich, along with 238 Thirty-second Degree Scottish Rite Masons will be elevated to the Thirty-third degree in a special ceremony at Grand Rapids, MI on August 30. The event will take place at the conclusion of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

In attendance will be more than 2000 Thirty-third Degree Masons and their wives from the 15 Northeastern and Midwestern states comprising the 240,000-member Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. This will mark the first time since 1997...

On Wednesday, August 17, a giant red oak was cut down. The tree, a Fort Wayne landmark, had fallen prey to the ravages of insects, lightening strikes and father time.

It was a seedling when Indian Village was a real Indian Village. It had watched the St. Mary's River bring white settlers into the area. It existed before the canals, the railways, the interurban and the present day roads. It was growing before the great Civil War and existed through World War I, II, Vietnam and the first Iraq...

LUERS JUNIOR TAKES HIS LOVE OF THE SPORT LACROSSE AND TURNS IT INTO AN INTERNET BUSINESS VENTURE

John Shields is not your typical Bishop Luers high school junior taking the summer off. Shields' passion for the game of lacrosse is making him a popular person with his teammates and around the globe. Why? John began customizing his lacrosse heads for himself, and then for a few friends, and now for customers on the World Wide Web!